Show Notes
First Publication: Asimov's Science Fiction (April/May 2012) Performed by Aven Shore
"On a remote planet, Kendra is a humble hawker selling souvenirs. When a sale goes wrong, she must seek justice in a galaxy where there is a vast gulf — in all senses — between the locals who service the spaceports and the spacers who travel between the stars."
Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. He has published seventy-odd short stories, mostly in the science-fiction genre with a few fantasy and horror. His work has appeared frequently in Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and in numerous other venues. A collection of his short fiction, The Shapes of Strangers, came out from NewCon Press in 2019. More information can be found on his website at iancreasey.com
Aven Shore is an audiobook narrator, beekeeper, and friend to chickens. She lives and works from a home studio in the woods of rural Canada.
Audio production by Andrew Gibson. First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee. Music by Ardie Son. And art by grandfailure. Season One hosted and produced by Seth Williams.
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